Ada area hit by heavy wind and rain damage
Ada and nearby areas faced a gale and 11 to 12 inches of rain Friday night. The Osage oil mill sustained the largest loss, a seed house destroyed estimated at about $10,000. The Farmers Gin roof was damaged. the county fair grandstand was blown over but salvageable for reuse. Corn fields suffered in spots.
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Ada
Osage
Red Cross
J. C. Gowing
F. A
American Red Cross
Army
Camp Mills
New York
Camp Travis
Texas
Gowing
Headquarters Co. 343
Germany seeks new loan to raise war debt total
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Reichstag will vote a credit of fifteen billion marks this week. The Reich debt reaches 139 billion marks about 35 billion dollars. Berlin paper Tageblatt cites the move as part of postwar financing. Washington notes ship outputs with one million tons of new ships under contract for delivery soon.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Reich- Stag
UNE
Washington
Shipping Board
June 28 Holiday Called in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Official notice declares Friday June 28 1918 a half day holiday for Pontotoc County offices from 1 pm to 5 pm to support the War Saving Lamp Campaign. Also announces the arrival of June 25 agent Vesper Botts new Ada home demonstration specialist. Phillip Peyton will case judgment to follow after trial ended earlier today before Judge Bolen.
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Vesper Botts
Oklahoma City
Ada
Elva Roberts Duvall
Liberty
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
R. L. Williams
State of
Oklahoma
I. R. Gilmore
Board of County Commissioners
Milton Garner
Phillip Peyton
Bolen
Peyton
M. E. Shipley
Sugar Shortage Forces New Restrictions Statewide
Oklahoma City June 20. The sugar situation grows serious and new restrictions will begin after July 1 as announced by Judge C B Ames state food administrator. He says Cuban deliveries are below expectations and may lead to an order barring manufacturers who do not file their sugar usage statements from receiving more sugar this year. Many firms failed to file by June 17.
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Oklahoma City
State Food Administration
C. B. Ames
Judge Ames
Herbert Hoover
National Food Administrator
Cuba
C. B. James
First Christian Church of
Ada
Red Cross
Snead
London
Bruges Canal
Zeebrugge
Thomas J. MasNamara
Admiralty
House of Commons
B. A. Thomas
Agnew Milling Co
Oklahoma
Hall's Catarrh Cure Publicity Claim
A patent medicine advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh through the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer a $100 reward for any case not cured and invite readers to send for testimonials from Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Ieney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Price fixing talks aim to stabilize cotton market
Washington reports the War Industries Board in conference with the National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers to set prices for stable cloths and cotton yarns. The plan allows sales after June 21 at to-be-approved prices and outlines future fixed rates from October 1 to December 31.
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Washington
War Industries Board
War Service Commission
National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers
The
Auto dealers to aid War Savings Day in Oklahoma
Oklahoma auto dealers will cooperate with the War Savings Committee for National War Savings Day on June 28. Dealers will place cars with Local War Savings committees to aid registration and pledge signing, with messengers used if a response is lacking. Dentists offer free exams and repairs to preparing soldiers before camp.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
War Savings Committee
National War Savings
E. R
Dick) Carhart
National War Savings Committee
Carhart
Ada
F. R. Laird
Dental Preparedness League
One Indian Hero Fights German Troops in War Chronicle
North Dakota letter from Sgt E H Tostevin describes Sioux Charlie Rogers of Standing Rock as a one man match for twenty Germans. Rogers seized a rifle bayonet and rifle butt to pour through a trench raid, leaving twenty Germans dead or fleeing. now used as a sniper while other Indians take scouting roles.
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Mandan
N. D
North Dakota
Rogers
France shelters two million refugees under centralized system
Paris reports France has relocated over two million refugees during wartime, distributing them across departments from ten to twenty five thousand per area. Evacuations involve forming convoys and routing refugees by industrial need, with a government led transfer process likened to military relocations.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Navy seeks volunteers for broad enlistment drive
Navy department urges all men aged 18 to 35 and registered under the draft to enlist or obtain releases from local boards. Young men registered June 9 1918 are to be released for volunteering. Promotions and trade schools are emphasized along with government support for dependents. The Philadelphia Press notes German protests over allied bombing of German towns in retaliation for German outrages.
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Navy Department
Crowder
Philadelphia
Semple Seen as Choctaw Chief Candidate in Oklahoma
Washington June 20 Appoint ment of W F Semple of Durant as principal chief of the Choctaws is anticipated by Oklahoma congressmen He is the choice of Indian affairs commissioner Cato Sells and acceptable to the Oklahoma delegation Semple formerly served as Choctaw probate attorney and a member of the Oklahoma legislature The vacancy arises as Victor Locke is away in the army and cannot sign deeds The chief’s salary is $2000 a year
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Washington
W. F. Semple
Durant
Oklahoma
Semple
Cato Sells
Choctaws
House Committee On
Indian Affairs
The
Victor Locke
Locke
Indian Department
Rexall Chill Breaker Promises Fever Chills Relief
Rexall Chill Breaker is advertised to break up fever and malaise associated with chills and rheumatic disorders. The ad asserts guaranteed relief or money refunded and promotes The Rexall Store in Ada through Gwin Mays Drug Co.
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Rexall
Gwin Mays
Ada
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J. A. A. Burnquist
Charles A. Lindbergh
Little Falls
Worth Mill
Fort Worth
Tex
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Tarrant County
Kate Miller
13Th Street
W. H. Nettles
Methodist Church
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H. A. Mount
Popular Mechanics Magazine
United States
Hocking Valley
Anz
Amazon
Sterling Motor Supply Co., Inc
South Broadway
J. G. Witherspoon 2 Nenvestment Company
Ada, Oklahoma
N. Miss. Ave
Nat'l. Bank
L. M. Overton
Ssurgeon Finlough, Oklahoma
C. A. Thomas
Drs. Granger
Norris-Haney
M. KL. Lewis _Res
W. D. Faust Res
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First National Bank
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